Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Los Angeles
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Los Angeles residents.
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1 in 527
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Los Angeles area is about 1 in 527.
$14
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Los Angeles resident about $14 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in the Los Angeles area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Los Angeles area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Los Angeles, CA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. Los Angeles is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Los Angeles area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in the Los Angeles area is 1.898 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Los Angeles area generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in the Los Angeles area may be as high as 1 in 452 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 684 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northwest parts of Los Angeles, CA: about 4,679 per year. The northeast part of the Los Angeles area has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1,009 in a typical year.
How Los Angeles's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in the Los Angeles area to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Los Angeles, CA: | 1.898 |
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| California: | 1.857 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, the Los Angeles area is as safe as the California state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Los Angeles, CA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Los Angeles about $187,202,598 in 2025, or roughly $14 per resident. This is part of the Los Angeles area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Los Angeles, including every crime type and how Los Angeles compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Los Angeles's crime maps on the Los Angeles overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in the Los Angeles area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Los Angeles area.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D- | F | F | B | |
F | F | F | C+ | |
D- | D- | D- | B | |
D+ | D- | D | B- | |
F | F | F | C+ | |
D- | D- | F | C+ | |
D | D- | D- | B+ | |
D | D- | D- | B- | |
D+ | D- | D | B | |
F | F | F | C- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Los Angeles is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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C- | C | C | B | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | D | |
B- | C | C | A+ | |
D | D | D | C+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | B | |
B | C+ | C+ | A- | |
C | C- | C- | C- | |
C- | C | C | B | |
D | D | D | B | |
C | C- | C- | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Los Angeles, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Los Angeles schools on SchoolGrade
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